Chapter 42 Go Out With Me

• The night air carried the faint hum of city traffic as Seraphina walked beside Nicholas toward the parking lot. The studio’s neon sign glowed faintly behind them, casting their shadows long across the pavement.
• It felt different with just the two of them. Clara and Leon had gone off, bickering and laughing on their way to catch their movie, leaving her alone with Nicholas. She told herself not to think about it, not to let her pulse quicken with every step closer to his car.
• A sleek black sedan waited under the streetlamp. When he pressed the key fob, the lights blinked. He didn’t wait for Garvin this time,when she looked around, the passenger seat was empty.